is on display at le mays in Tacoma wa. is it real? how do we know? I've followed it from early days, in barn, got wrecked by owner, parked, partialy restored, on display with 2019 mustang, know there were 3 built, think two for movie, 1 for McQueen (personal, later given away) movie cars were NOT highland green, were repainted dk green for movie including rocker and side moldings,shaved, holes for new side mirror etc. has anyone seen the car yet? don't want to drive 20 miles to find a fake. anyone? phred
Is ir the one from Mexico or the one from the US ?
Press release on the Lemay website. https://www.americascarmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/ACM-Bullitt-Mustang-FINAL.pdf (https://www.americascarmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/ACM-Bullitt-Mustang-FINAL.pdf)
It is the USA car. The one that has been on tour for a while hitting a lot of major shows.
I am planning on making the 200 mile one way trip to see it at the end of January when they also have the "Heros of Bavaria" dinner. Should be a fun day. Regardless, the Lemay Museum is quite a site to see and everyone should visit it at least once if they are in the area and have lots of time.
Quote from: papa scoops on December 11, 2018, 11:40:09 AM
is on display at le mays in Tacoma wa. is it real? how do we know? I've followed it from early days, in barn, got wrecked by owner, parked, partialy restored, on display with 2019 mustang, know there were 3 built, think two for movie, 1 for McQueen (personal, later given away) movie cars were NOT highland green, were repainted dk green for movie including rocker and side moldings,shaved, holes for new side mirror etc. has anyone seen the car yet? don't want to drive 20 miles to find a fake. anyone? phred
Never heard there were three Built mustangs
Quote from: silverton_ford on December 11, 2018, 01:03:36 PM
Press release on the Lemay website. https://www.americascarmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/ACM-Bullitt-Mustang-FINAL.pdf (https://www.americascarmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/ACM-Bullitt-Mustang-FINAL.pdf)
It is the USA car. The one that has been on tour for a while hitting a lot of major shows.
I am planning on making the 200 mile one way trip to see it at the end of January when they also have the "Heros of Bavaria" dinner. Should be a fun day. Regardless, the Lemay Museum is quite a site to see and everyone should visit it at least once if they are in the area and have lots of time.
When Harold Lemay was alive, he used to have an open house on two locations in Tacoma. I was fortunate enough to take in the show. Huge collection, tremendously larger than what is in the museum by the dome. Glad that I saw it when I did.
Following it since 1993 actually and having built one of the earliest Bullitt websites for it with David Kunz and Anthony Bologna (eye witness of the movie), David had the barn pics since 1997.
(http://www.ponysite.de/barn1997_559_a.jpg)
I'd say this car certainly is worth to see it today. Compare the barn pic against it when you see it. HVA obviously confirmed it is the true one and registered it as #21 of historic valuable cars.
Then again I think one of the most important movie car - the Bullitt car - is worth to hold another mystery for the future ... the story does not end here or after the tour.
The other Mexico car #558 will most probably appear at the 55th at the Mustang Owners museum.
There were never 3, only 2, but WB or other crew employees built a few that popped up later as the "third" or "true ones".
So is that 1997 barn find #559?
If so was it repainted / repaired after the movie was filmed?
Some of the dents (left fender / front bumper) in the movie are no longer there.
Not picking it but different mirror and the front wheel in original picture has less offset. I know things get changed over the years.
I believe the pictures you are showing are of 558
Quote from: Chad on December 11, 2018, 09:40:19 PM
I believe the pictures you are showing are of 558
I thought #558 was the big stunt car used at the end of the Movie and #559 was used for the majority of filming for all the driving sequences?
Quote from: Krelboyne on December 11, 2018, 03:23:03 PM
Quote from: silverton_ford on December 11, 2018, 01:03:36 PM
Press release on the Lemay website. https://www.americascarmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/ACM-Bullitt-Mustang-FINAL.pdf (https://www.americascarmuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/ACM-Bullitt-Mustang-FINAL.pdf)
It is the USA car. The one that has been on tour for a while hitting a lot of major shows.
I am planning on making the 200 mile one way trip to see it at the end of January when they also have the "Heros of Bavaria" dinner. Should be a fun day. Regardless, the Lemay Museum is quite a site to see and everyone should visit it at least once if they are in the area and have lots of time.
When Harold Lemay was alive, he used to have an open house on two locations in Tacoma. I was fortunate enough to take in the show. Huge collection, tremendously larger than what is in the museum by the dome. Glad that I saw it when I did.
Lemay still has an open house like the old days so you can still see all the buildings and stuff at the end of August.
Picture above is 559 in mid to late 90's....Somewhere, I may have a Polaroid of the car taken circa 1987, from an encounter with the (then local) owner of the car...
Yes, 559 is the car pictured in the barn and shown today around. It was repaired after the movie, before it got sold to the next owner. Thus movie pictures don't tell the full truth. Insiders have tried to diferentiate the cars in the movie scene by scene, but had little luck to find #559 visible clearly, some claim a few, maybe because it was mostly used only for the in-car scenes.
A hint for the different damage on both car (front left damage on#558 vs the rear right on #559) is mentioned here in an interview of Dave with Lee Brown.
http://www.ponysite.de/Bullitt_LeeBrown.htm
Quote from: vtgt500 on December 13, 2018, 08:11:31 PM
I spent a bit of time studying the car at SEMA this fall. OK, but nothing special I'd drive far to see. Has typical quarter panel rot. Could post photos if any interest.
Movie cars have that effect on the fans of many starring vehicles. They become celebrities that want or want to own a clone.
Quote from: vtgt500 on December 13, 2018, 08:11:31 PM
I spent a bit of time studying the car at SEMA this fall. OK, but nothing special I'd drive far to see. Has typical quarter panel rot. Could post photos if any interest.
I for one would love to see pictures if you could. Thanks in advance.
Quote from: papa scoops on December 11, 2018, 11:40:09 AM
is on display at le mays in Tacoma wa. is it real? how do we know? I've followed it from early days, in barn, got wrecked by owner, parked, partialy restored, on display with 2019 mustang, know there were 3 built, think two for movie, 1 for McQueen (personal, later given away) movie cars were NOT highland green, were repainted dk green for movie including rocker and side moldings,shaved, holes for new side mirror etc. has anyone seen the car yet? don't want to drive 20 miles to find a fake. anyone? phred
The Bullitt Movie was on not to long ago and I noticed that there were at least two cars used during the long Chase, one had the Green painted Rocker Moldings and one had the unpainted Rocker Moldings. As many times that I have seen that Movie, this was the first time I noticed the different Rockers.
I will look for that next viewing. All I ever noticed is one car has a side mirror and one doesn't.
I found this image, have it in my files, might have been here, or on the net ? the caption read Robbie Kiernan with Bullit Mustang. Any one know more about it ?.
(no credit for photo)